Every morning Anders makes me a cup of green tea. He got hooked on it while taking a class on Japanese architecture and while I was skeptical at first, now I’m hooked too. However, until now, I haven’t ventured into the popular world of matcha flavored treats. It took a little tweaking, but these donuts are pretty tasty. The combo of chocolate and matcha is perfect and they would be great for St. Patty’s Day. Enjoy! P.S. I promise to have more to say next week. I’m multi-tasking and watching Gilmore Girls and things just got crazy!
CHOCOLATE DONUTS WITH MATCHA GLAZE
Makes 9 donuts
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE DONUTS
1 egg
1 cup full fat coconut milk
1/2 cup coconut oil
2 oz. semisweet chocolate, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cacao powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
FOR THE GLAZE
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon matcha
1/4 cup full fat coconut milk
Cocoa nibs to garnish
PROCEDURE
FOR THE DONUTS
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a donut pan.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the egg, coconut oil, coconut milk, and chocolate and beat on medium speed until smooth. Add the sugar and mix again. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Transfer the batter to a piping bag* and pipe the batter into the pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until puffed and beginning to crack. A toothpick inserted into the donut should come out clean. Allow the donuts to cool slightly, then remove from the pan and transfer to a cooling rack. Meanwhile prepare the glaze.
FOR THE GLAZE
Whisk together the powdered sugar, the matcha and the coconut milk until smooth.
Dip each donut into the glaze and garnish with the cocoa nibs and a sprinkle of matcha.
*If you don’t have a piping bag you can place a gallon ziplock bag in a bowl and turn the top of the bag over the edge of the bowl. Scrape the batter into the bag, twist the top of the bag and squeeze the batter towards one corner of the bag. Cut the tip off the corner of the ziplock bag. Keep the bag twisted and squeeze the batter out slowly.
Amazing donuts, and the photography is superb. I love the nibs on the donuts for garnish. What a simple yet great idea.
Love matcha.. this is a delicious idea! 🙂
Oh my, these donuts are beautiful Sasha!! And your photography is beyond stunning. Amazing, just amazing. <3
These donuts are gorgeous, and I love the pairing of matcha with chocolate! I also love the brightness of the matcha that you use. Which brand is it?
Thank you so much! The matcha I used just says habiki-an on it. My husband is the real matcha pro.
Just when I thought I knew about so many different foods and drinks, I learned about something new…MATCHA! I’m now inspired to try some out. (And it’s even fun to say.) Thank you dear Sasha.
Yay! Have fun
I love matcha to drink And to cook with, and while a maple donut is usually the only one that tempts me (besides Pips!), these look delicious! I just might have to find someone with a donut pan I can borrow….
Yay! I hope you like them. Maple sounds pretty good too! I think you can get a donut pan for pretty cheap.
These might just be the prettiest donuts I’ve ever seen! I haven’t yet ventured onto the matcha train, but I may need to start here. Also, I love that someone else out there is binging on Gilmore Girls — it makes me feel a bit better about myself 😉
Thank you so much! I’m sure they’re not but I appreciate you saying so. And heck yes to Gilmore Girls…totally addicted!
The composition, photography, and editing in this post is SUPERB! Even though I am not a lover of matcha, but I am drooling over these donuts. So SO beautiful Sasha. <3
Thank you so so much!
woow I must say this pictures look amazing ! also love the recipe !
Thank you! Let me know if you make them…
I sure will 🙂